One person disregarding rules shouldn't change Hill Street traffic

In no way am I trying to make light of the seriousness of the fatal crash in Roscoe Village recently, but I have been hearing and reading some of the comments about the crash.

I know I could be missing something here, but this guy was driving under suspension - and endangering his own child - so it is obvious he doesn't play by the rules. I can't see how any other signage would have kept this from happening.

I heard the comment that people use this route as a shortcut. I don't like to come into town, but this route is a straight shot from our house to town. I can't see driving many miles out of my way. And I most generally am very careful about obeying the 25 mph speed limit.

I am older than 65 and have never yet had a speeding ticket and don't want to start getting them now. It frequently is obvious that my obeying the speed limit upsets someone behind me as they ride on my bumper and then whip around the corner to cut over to High Street. Then, a lot of times, the people who do that don't even stop at the stop sign at High and Whitewoman streets.

I also heard the suggestion that rumble strips be installed. We don't need them. We have old pavement that is deteriorated, so in effect, we already have rumble strips. You drive slower and try to miss as many bumps as

possible.

And how many years has Hill Street been here and nothing like this has happened before? Or at least not that I can remember. In my mind, it isn't the hill or the intersection: It was one person with total disregard for rules.

Becky Stockum

Coshocton

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One person disregarding rules shouldn't change Hill Street traffic

In no way am I trying to make light of the seriousness of the fatal crash in Roscoe Village recently, but I have been hearing and reading some of the comments about the crash.